Hearing loss decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded several claims, including those for back disability, left wrist disability, and others.

The Board denied a compensable evaluation for the Veteran's service-connected bilateral sensorineural hearing loss based on the results of a VA examination.

The Board granted service connection for sepsis caused by an infected surgical wound, secondary to the Veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus, type II. The Board denied a compensable disability rating for bilateral hearing loss.

The Board denied service connection for right ear hearing loss, left ear hearing loss, and headaches for Chapter 17 treatment purposes only as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to the appellant's military service.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, but dismissed the claims for bladder cancer, basal cell carcinoma, and hypertension as moot.

The appeal for initial ratings for an adjustment disorder with disturbance of mood, an eating disorder with weight gain disability, and bilateral hearing loss was withdrawn by the Veteran.

The Board denied several claims for service connection and higher ratings, granted service connection for a right knee disability and a right wrist disability as secondary to the service-connected right little finger, fifth metacarpal, degenerative arthritis, and remanded other claims.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and remanded claims for service connection for various other disorders, including left wrist, right knee, left knee, cervical spine, upper extremity neurological, thoracolumbar spine, left foot, right foot, left ankle, and right ankle disorders.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss but denied earlier effective dates for the grants of service connection for left shoulder strain, painful motion with degenerative arthritis and recurrent dislocation with degenerative arthritis.

The Board granted service connection for left ear hearing loss and an initial evaluation of 10 percent from February 17, 2021, but denied a higher rating for major depressive disorder and other specified trauma-and stressor-related disorder.

The appeal for service connection for bilateral hearing loss was dismissed as it is duplicative of a separate appeal.

The Board denied service connection for hearing loss and tinnitus as the evidence did not support a causal relationship between these conditions and the Veteran's military service.

The appeal for a rating in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus was dismissed, and service connection for supraventricular arrhythmia was granted. Effective dates were denied or remanded for other issues.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and remanded the claim for a low back condition (claimed as back pain), to include lumbosacral strain, due to insufficient evidence.

The Board granted service connection for coronary artery disease, diabetes mellitus, type II, and hypertension. The claims for tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss, and other conditions were denied or remanded.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, pneumonia, and a right ankle condition due to a pre-decision duty to assist error.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, right and left hand/finger disabilities, high blood pressure, left hip, right knee, and left knee disabilities as there was no evidence of a current disability or nexus to service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for headaches and bilateral hearing loss, as there was no evidence of a positive nexus between her in-service complaints and current diagnoses.

The Veteran's service connection for headaches was granted, while other claims were denied or dismissed. The rectal sphincter tone impairment was rated at 30 percent.

The veteran withdrew her appeal for all service connection claims, and the Board dismissed the case.